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Gideon Haigh
Boland’s brilliance becomes beating heart of Australian bowling

Wed 7 Jan 2026

Boland’s brilliance becomes beating heart of Australian bowling
George Simms
England bowlers left to toil as Australia pull ahead

Tue 6 Jan 2026

England bowlers left to toil as Australia pull ahead
Rory Smith
In with the old: Manchester United turn to old boys’ network

Mon 5 Jan 2026

In with the old: Manchester United turn to old boys’ network
George Simms
Just where would we be without Joe Root?

Mon 5 Jan 2026

Just where would we be without Joe Root?
Gideon Haigh
Australia fight back after ‘brainless’ England fall short

Mon 5 Jan 2026

Australia fight back after ‘brainless’ England fall short
Paul Hayward
Ruben Amorim caught cold by weight of expectation following Leeds draw

Sun 4 Jan 2026

Ruben Amorim caught cold by weight of expectation following Leeds draw
Gideon Haigh
England make strong start against spinner-less Australia

Sun 4 Jan 2026

England make strong start against spinner-less Australia
Patrick Kidd
TV Guide: New year, new Ashes result and an FA Cup giant-killing?

Sun 4 Jan 2026

TV Guide: New year, new Ashes result and an FA Cup giant-killing?
Jessy Parker Humphreys
Chalamet effect looks set to bounce table tennis into fashion

Sun 4 Jan 2026

Chalamet effect looks set to bounce table tennis into fashion
Jessy Parker Humphreys
Blood, sweat and tears: Supreme Luke Littler retains his world title

Sat 3 Jan 2026

Blood, sweat and tears: Supreme Luke Littler retains his world title
Rory Smith
Mané gives Wolves fans something to celebrate as feeble West Ham fold

Sat 3 Jan 2026

Mané gives Wolves fans something to celebrate as feeble West Ham fold
Ben Coles
Defiant Exeter are proving their revival is the real deal

Sat 3 Jan 2026

Defiant Exeter are proving their revival is the real deal
Paul Hayward
Mad striker economics are turning proven goalscorers into gambles

Sat 3 Jan 2026

Mad striker economics are turning proven goalscorers into gambles
Rory Smith
Enzo Maresca is yet another victim of Chelsea’s impossible demands

Sat 3 Jan 2026

Enzo Maresca is yet another victim of Chelsea’s impossible demands
Andrew Butler
How to maximise your time off to watch the best sport in 2026

Sat 3 Jan 2026

How to maximise your time off to watch the best sport in 2026
Osasu Obayiuwana
‘Water man’ Chelle will stay cool amid Afcon pressure to deliver for Nigeria

Sat 3 Jan 2026

‘Water man’ Chelle will stay cool amid Afcon pressure to deliver for Nigeria
Rory Smith
Inside Marseille: crazy, chaotic and a potential challenger to PSG

Sat 3 Jan 2026

Inside Marseille: crazy, chaotic and a potential challenger to PSG
Giles Smith
2026: what a sporting year that was...

Sat 3 Jan 2026

2026: what a sporting year that was...
George Simms
Sydney Test provides the perfect place to tie up loose Ashes narratives

Sat 3 Jan 2026

Sydney Test provides the perfect place to tie up loose Ashes narratives
Jessy Parker Humphreys
Women’s T20 World Cup: cricket has its chance to match the Red Roses effect

Sat 3 Jan 2026

Women’s T20 World Cup: cricket has its chance to match the Red Roses effect
Giles Smith
The Harry and Meghan former PR staff starting XI

Sat 3 Jan 2026

The Harry and Meghan former PR staff starting XI
Um-E-Aymen Babar
For South Asians like me, Usman Khawaja leaves a hope-filled legacy

Fri 2 Jan 2026

For South Asians like me, Usman Khawaja leaves a hope-filled legacy
Cameron Ponsonby
Ten wickets and a century – meet the club cricketer who played the ‘perfect’ game

Fri 2 Jan 2026

Ten wickets and a century – meet the club cricketer who played the ‘perfect’ game
Gideon Haigh
Once more, then onto the beach: the Ashes reaches its final destination

Fri 2 Jan 2026

Once more, then onto the beach: the Ashes reaches its final destination
Andrew Butler
16 of the best sporting moments in 2025

Wed 31 Dec 2025

16 of the best sporting moments in 2025
Simon Barnes
Charting the worst football fouls of all time

Tue 30 Dec 2025

Charting the worst football fouls of all time
George Simms
Don’t be so quick to proclaim this Ashes as the death of Test cricket

Tue 30 Dec 2025

Don’t be so quick to proclaim this Ashes as the death of Test cricket
Lee Martin
Observer Sport’s 2025 pictures of the year

Tue 30 Dec 2025

Observer Sport’s 2025 pictures of the year
Ben Coles
Rugby union in 2025 became a game of juggernauts

Tue 30 Dec 2025

Rugby union in 2025 became a game of juggernauts
Gideon Haigh
‘This Ashes is turning into a half-eaten kebab of a series’

Sun 28 Dec 2025

‘This Ashes is turning into a half-eaten kebab of a series’
Andy Zaltzman
England’s rare Ashes win is no evidence of a turnaround

Sun 28 Dec 2025

England’s rare Ashes win is no evidence of a turnaround
Paul Hayward
Watkins double carries Villa to victory as number 10s battle for supremacy

Sat 27 Dec 2025

Watkins double carries Villa to victory as number 10s battle for supremacy
Jessy Parker Humphreys
Reijnders arrives late to deliver Christmas gifts to jubilant City

Sat 27 Dec 2025

Reijnders arrives late to deliver Christmas gifts to jubilant City
George Simms
England vindicate and complicate everything we know about Bazball

Sat 27 Dec 2025

England vindicate and complicate everything we know about Bazball
Rory Smith
Good? Bad? Manchester United are the perfect avatar in Schrödinger’s league

Sat 27 Dec 2025

Good? Bad? Manchester United are the perfect avatar in Schrödinger’s league
Paul Hayward
The audit: Crystal Palace

Sat 27 Dec 2025

The audit: Crystal Palace
Osasu Obayiuwana
Afcon’s plan for a four-year cycle leaves a sour taste

Sat 27 Dec 2025

Afcon’s plan for a four-year cycle leaves a sour taste
Gideon Haigh
England win first Ashes Test in Australia since 2011 within two days

Sat 27 Dec 2025

England win first Ashes Test in Australia since 2011 within two days
Patrick Kidd
TV Guide: Darts’s prize makes Battle of the Sexes little more than a stunt show

Sat 27 Dec 2025

TV Guide: Darts’s prize makes Battle of the Sexes little more than a stunt show
George Simms
‘A 24-hour flight to the Ashes gave me time to ponder England’s poor decisions’

Fri 26 Dec 2025

‘A 24-hour flight to the Ashes gave me time to ponder England’s poor decisions’
Giles Smith
Ally Pally cheers on costumes, not formality

Fri 26 Dec 2025

Ally Pally cheers on costumes, not formality
Jessy Parker Humphreys
‘I hope I’ve shown that this isn’t a job just white men can do’

Fri 26 Dec 2025

‘I hope I’ve shown that this isn’t a job just white men can do’
George Simms
Gian van Veen continues his path from dartitis to dominance

Fri 26 Dec 2025

Gian van Veen continues his path from dartitis to dominance
Paul Hayward
Sabalenka vs Kyrgios: a charmless stunt that doesn’t say anything about battle of the sexes

Fri 26 Dec 2025

Sabalenka vs Kyrgios: a charmless stunt that doesn’t say anything about battle of the sexes
Paul Hayward
Rebirth or obituary? King George Chase races against the developers

Fri 26 Dec 2025

Rebirth or obituary? King George Chase races against the developers
Gideon Haigh
Records tumble as England fall behind on first day of fourth Test

Fri 26 Dec 2025

Records tumble as England fall behind on first day of fourth Test
Andrew Butler
The Observer’s 2025 sports quiz of the year

Wed 24 Dec 2025

The Observer’s 2025 sports quiz of the year
Ben Coles
Why does the £19bn-a-year NFL not employ full-time referees?

Tue 23 Dec 2025

Why does the £19bn-a-year NFL not employ full-time referees?
Ben Bloom
‘Excluding us makes it feels like being deaf doesn’t count’

Mon 22 Dec 2025

‘Excluding us makes it feels like being deaf doesn’t count’
Gideon Haigh
England beaten again as Australia wrap up the Ashes

Sun 21 Dec 2025

England beaten again as Australia wrap up the Ashes
Ben Coles
Charlie Smyth: The boy from Mayobridge who’s kicking up a storm in the NFL

Sun 21 Dec 2025

Charlie Smyth: The boy from Mayobridge who’s kicking up a storm in the NFL
Rory Smith
Viktor Gyökeres calms the faithful to make Arsenal the Christmas No 1

Sat 20 Dec 2025

Viktor Gyökeres calms the faithful to make Arsenal the Christmas No 1
Edited by Morgan Ofori
Fanfare – a Premier League Christmas wrap-up

Sat 20 Dec 2025

Fanfare – a Premier League Christmas wrap-up
George Simms
Spurs stumble again in neverending search for a new identity

Sat 20 Dec 2025

Spurs stumble again in neverending search for a new identity
Andy Zaltzman
Statistical divide shows how England have wilted under pressure

Sat 20 Dec 2025

Statistical divide shows how England have wilted under pressure
Rory Smith
Wilfried Nancy’s green shoes tell the story as Celtic lurch into crisis

Sat 20 Dec 2025

Wilfried Nancy’s green shoes tell the story as Celtic lurch into crisis
Patrick Kidd
TV Guide: Turkeys or plums at the Ashes? Turn to sport for festive escapism

Sat 20 Dec 2025

TV Guide: Turkeys or plums at the Ashes? Turn to sport for festive escapism
George Simms
As Beau Greaves hits hero status, Ally Pally feeds off the clowns

Sat 20 Dec 2025

As Beau Greaves hits hero status, Ally Pally feeds off the clowns
Paul Hayward
The end is nigh: Here lies the body of Bazball

Sat 20 Dec 2025

The end is nigh: Here lies the body of Bazball

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